National Curry Week - Vegetable Pakora Recipe

Everyone knows Glasgow loves a good curry. It’s evident by the many fine curry houses that leave us curry fans spoiled for choice. Glasgow has been successful winners of Curry Capital of Britain four times and runners up five times.

Where better to experience a curry for National Curry Week than in an award winning city. One of Glasgow’s noted Indian restaurants is KoolBa in Glasgow's Merchant City.

Koolba - One of Glasgow’s Finest Indian Restaurants

Koolba is an Indian restaurant with a Persian twist, so alongside traditional Indian dishes such as bhuna and korma you will find a great selection of Persian starters and grill dishes. Persian food tends to be less spicy than Indian food, so be prepared for subtle flavours and fragrances.

National Curry Week seeks to encourage everyone to go out to try a curry at a restaurant or try you hand at making a curry at home.

Inspired by Koolba, here is a recipe for a great Indian starter - without having to leave the house.

Preparation

Sift the gram flour and the self-raising flour into a bowl. Add the chili powder, garam masala and tandoori masala powder. Combine the ingredients by stirring well.

Sift the gram flour and the self-raising flour into a bowl. Add the chili powder, garam masala and tandoori masala powder. Combine the ingredients by stirring well.

Add the lemon juice, then gradually add enough water to form a smooth batter that is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.

Add all of the remaining ingredients except the sunflower oil to the batter mixture and mix well to coat the potatoes and onions.

Heat the oil in a deep heavy-based frying pan.

When the oil is hot, carefully lower tablespoons of the batter mixture in batches into the oil and fry for 5-6 minutes, or until the pakoras are crisp and golden-brown and the vegetables have cooked through. Serve immediately.

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Emma is a freelance writer living in Glasgow. Loving all things food, she started her own blog, Food and Drink Glasgow, to record her dining experiences in and around Glasgow. The blog showcases the best of Glasgow as well as Edinburgh and some choice picks of Europe. With the top spot on Urbanspoon for Glasgow as well as a BBC Good Food Show Blogger spell under her belt, there's not much she hasn't tasted.